Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 14, 2023

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.02/cwt -7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,431/hd at 622 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $252.81/cwt ≈ $1,408/hd at 557 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	322	763	254
Feeder cattle	252	630	186
Slaughter cattle	70	129	68
Replacement cattle	—	4	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

There has been no recent comparison for an accurate market trend. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	290.00	$290.00	$826	—
325	325	2	285.00	$285.00	$926	—
410–425	421	4	266.00–278.00	$275.08	$1,158	-12.92
495	495	5	272.00	$272.00	$1,346	—
538–548	545	7	241.00–248.00	$246.03	$1,341	-11.88
588	588	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,364	-10.60
606–632	622	27	226.00–232.50	$230.02	$1,431	—
740	740	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,495	-23.21
760–765	762	5	200.00–201.00	$200.80	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	5	283.00	$283.00	$1,310	—
555–585	557	17	250.00–253.00	$252.81	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–235	209	5	221.00–235.00	$231.85	$485	—
465	465	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,014	-28.00
550	550	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,194	—
670	670	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,286	—
712–732	720	5	168.00–198.00	$180.20	$1,297	-28.80
788	788	5	192.00	$192.00	$1,513	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	2	256.00	$256.00	$952	-18.67
608–620	614	4	212.50–214.00	$213.26	$1,309	—
705–737	717	8	198.00–201.50	$200.15	$1,435	+3.15
889	889	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,494	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,074	+2.00
595	595	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,291	—
741	741	5	166.00	$166.00	$1,230	—
770	770	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	2	266.00	$266.00	$1,325	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,202	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1208–1450	1267	80-85%	5	79.00–82.00	$80.55	$1,021	—
1460–1580	1498	80-85%	4	85.00–94.00	$90.07	$1,349	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1100	980	85-90%	3	82.00–88.00	$85.15	$834	—
995–1157	1113	85-90%	5	79.00	$79.00	$879	+6.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1795	1795	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,472	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1230	1227	3	87.50–92.50	$89.17	$1,094	—
1572–2115	1808	5	95.00–97.00	$95.82	$1,732	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.